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cheney voted against a resolution to release nelson mandela so this was all happening around the world. >> right. i think peter's point that south africa's transition was facilitated by the end of the cold war is extremely important. but it's also extremely important to remember that in the 1980s, a global anti-apartheid movement arose during the cold war in which people in america and europe said we're not going to see south africa in purely cold arrest terms. we're not going to accept ronald reagan's -- the anc because we called ate communist organization. i think the willingness to look at south africa beyond cold arrest terms even when the cold war was raging in the neigh years. >> when you talked to nelson mandela, did you find that he -- had he forgiven the west for, you know, having mostly for the most part sided against the anc? >> i think in my conversations with him, he forgive the west, yes, and he realized that a huge amount of learnings we can pick up from western leaders and in deed we did pick up a huge amount of learnings. i think for example, you remember quite well wh
cheney voted against a resolution to release nelson mandela so this was all happening around the world. >> right. i think peter's point that south africa's transition was facilitated by the end of the cold war is extremely important. but it's also extremely important to remember that in the 1980s, a global anti-apartheid movement arose during the cold war in which people in america and europe said we're not going to see south africa in purely cold arrest terms. we're not going to accept...
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. >> dick cheney came do a fundraiser for liz and he has emerged on the side of liz cheney. what is sad about that is that it is on the side of careerism, of helping her win a senate seat, when the very soul of his daughter mary is involved and at one time he was with mary on this issue. >> ahead of his own president. >> he said in his statement, don't confuse liz's compassion for mary with support for gay marriage. that was the worst thing that a dad could say. oh, liz feels sorry for mary. he is a politician at heart and he wants the senate seat. >> it is sad but i thank you. it is never sad with you guys here. take you for watching. we will see you next week. >> "political capital" is a production of bloomberg television. ♪ .. ♪ >> i am deirdre bolton. welcome to "money moves weekend," where we bring you some of the best interviews of the week. our focus is on alternative assets -- places investors are putting their money outside of traditional stocks and bonds. we talk to experts in the world of private equity, venture- capital, and much more about where they see opp
. >> dick cheney came do a fundraiser for liz and he has emerged on the side of liz cheney. what is sad about that is that it is on the side of careerism, of helping her win a senate seat, when the very soul of his daughter mary is involved and at one time he was with mary on this issue. >> ahead of his own president. >> he said in his statement, don't confuse liz's compassion for mary with support for gay marriage. that was the worst thing that a dad could say. oh, liz feels...
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. >> dick cheney came do a fundraiser for liz and he has emerged on the side of liz cheney. what is sad about that is that it is on the side of careerism, of helping her win a senate seat, when the very soul of his daughter mary is involved and at one time he was with mary on this issue. >> ahead of his own president. >> he said in his statement, don't confuse liz's compassion for mary with support for gay marriage. that was the worst thing that a dad could say. oh, liz feels sorry for mary. he is a politician at heart and he wants the senate seat. >> it is sad but i thank you. it is never sad with you guys here. take you for watching. we will see you next week. >> "political capital" is a production of bloomberg television. ♪ >> i am deirdre bolton. welcome to "money moves weekend," where we bring you some of the best interviews of the week. our focus is on alternative assets -- places investors are putting their money outside of traditional stocks and bonds. we talk to experts in the world of private equity, venture- capital, and much more about where they see opportunit
. >> dick cheney came do a fundraiser for liz and he has emerged on the side of liz cheney. what is sad about that is that it is on the side of careerism, of helping her win a senate seat, when the very soul of his daughter mary is involved and at one time he was with mary on this issue. >> ahead of his own president. >> he said in his statement, don't confuse liz's compassion for mary with support for gay marriage. that was the worst thing that a dad could say. oh, liz feels...
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. >> dick cheney came do a fundraiser for liz and he has emerged on the side of liz cheney. what is sad about that is that it is on the side of careerism, of helping her win a senate seat, when the very soul of his daughter mary is involved and at one time he was with mary on this issue. >> ahead of his own president. >> he said in his statement, don't confuse liz's compassion for mary with support for gay marriage. that was the worst thing that a dad could say. oh, liz feels sorry for mary. he is a politician at heart and he wants the senate seat. >> it is sad but i thank you. it is never sad with you guys here. take you for watching. we will see you next week. >> "political capital" is a production of bloomberg television. ♪ >> the sochi games are fast approaching and the race is on to market the world's best athletes. >> it is important for us to activate pre-the olympics. >> if i do well, i will get my face on a box. >> good the race for the national championship get any more exciting? just wait for the anticipated playoffs. we are taken inside the workings of the new
. >> dick cheney came do a fundraiser for liz and he has emerged on the side of liz cheney. what is sad about that is that it is on the side of careerism, of helping her win a senate seat, when the very soul of his daughter mary is involved and at one time he was with mary on this issue. >> ahead of his own president. >> he said in his statement, don't confuse liz's compassion for mary with support for gay marriage. that was the worst thing that a dad could say. oh, liz feels...
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. >> donald trump on tomorrow's show, dick cheney, and mario lopez. we'll see you, everyone. >> that's a show. >>> and a fox extreme weather alert this morning. a deadly winter storm blasting western and southern states with frigid temperatures, snow, rain, sleet, and ice. you name it, they're getting it. the cold weather chaos. leaving icy roads and power outages. stretching from texas to the rockies, temperatures expected to reach only about 10 degrees today. in much of the midwest. the storms also causing massive flight cancellations across our country, as travel conditions are worsening by the hour, both in the air and on the roads. now, the storm is moving east. it's causing big problems all along the way, and we're going to bring you a full forecast and what you need to know before you leave the house today. you know who will do that for us, our own j.d. and more on that nasty storm system shortly, but we're going to begin now with new reaction to president obama's remarks at a forum on mideast policy yesterday. good morning, everyone. i'm jamie
. >> donald trump on tomorrow's show, dick cheney, and mario lopez. we'll see you, everyone. >> that's a show. >>> and a fox extreme weather alert this morning. a deadly winter storm blasting western and southern states with frigid temperatures, snow, rain, sleet, and ice. you name it, they're getting it. the cold weather chaos. leaving icy roads and power outages. stretching from texas to the rockies, temperatures expected to reach only about 10 degrees today. in much of...
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the reagan administration branded the anc a terrorist group and dick cheney voted against a resolution to release nelson mandela. so this was all happening around the world. >> right. i think peter godwin's point that south africa's transition was facile traitated by the end the cold what are is extremely important but it's important to remember in the 1980s a lobl anti-apartheid movement arose during the cold war in which people in america said we're not going to see south africa in purely cold war terms. we're not going to sep reagan's pacic envision that the apartheid regime is on the part of the free world because it's anti-communist and the anc, they are on the side of unfreedom. i think the willingness to look at south africa beyond cold war terms when when the cold war was raging was critically important to the transition in south africa. >> when you talked with nelson mandela, did you find that he -- had he forgiven the west for, you know, having mostly for the most part sided against the anc? >> i think in my conversations with him, he forgave the west, and he realized there's
the reagan administration branded the anc a terrorist group and dick cheney voted against a resolution to release nelson mandela. so this was all happening around the world. >> right. i think peter godwin's point that south africa's transition was facile traitated by the end the cold what are is extremely important but it's important to remember in the 1980s a lobl anti-apartheid movement arose during the cold war in which people in america said we're not going to see south africa in...
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cheney. he voted against the measure repeatedly that year. and stuck to that position. in 2000 he said he had no regrets opposing the measure. >>> last night, fox television bill o'reilly and rick santorum took a weirdly different approach in assessing nelson mandela's legacy. >> i spent some time in south africa. he was a communist, this man. >> yeah. >> he was a communist. all right? but he was a great man. what he did for his people was stunning. the sacrifices that he made. he could have repudiated and got out of that prison. he wouldn't do it. he was a great man. but he was a communist. >> you're right. i mean, what he was advocating for was not necessarily the right answer, but he was fighting against some great injustice. i would make the argument we have a great injustice going on right now in this country with an ever-increasing size of government that is taking over and controlling people's lives. and obama care is front and center in that. >> what o'reilly said there is 180 from wh
cheney. he voted against the measure repeatedly that year. and stuck to that position. in 2000 he said he had no regrets opposing the measure. >>> last night, fox television bill o'reilly and rick santorum took a weirdly different approach in assessing nelson mandela's legacy. >> i spent some time in south africa. he was a communist, this man. >> yeah. >> he was a communist. all right? but he was a great man. what he did for his people was stunning. the sacrifices...
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. >> one of the controversial parts of obama care is the cap on medical devices and dick cheney who knows the benefits of life saving devices speaking out in that portion in the strongest language we have heard yet. mr. cheney called the tax one of the dumbest ideas i heard. i feel strongly about it and i am walking a round proof of how great and innovative our health care system has been and i can't imagine anything worse. it is an example of ill conceived parts of the program are. in the decades battling heart disease. he's had two pacemakers and a stint. >> those innovations kept him alive and especially when he goes back to age 35 with heart issues. robert gibbes said someone has to go for the botched roll out. >> we are{you should someone be fired and if so why? 140 characters or less. tweet at bill hemmer. >> and to me at alisyn camerota. we'll read those later. >> and the release of the terrible 911 calls from sandy hook massacre nearly one year ago. >> incredible video, the police officer in a fight of his life with a man who turned out to be a murder suspect. >> battle over obama
. >> one of the controversial parts of obama care is the cap on medical devices and dick cheney who knows the benefits of life saving devices speaking out in that portion in the strongest language we have heard yet. mr. cheney called the tax one of the dumbest ideas i heard. i feel strongly about it and i am walking a round proof of how great and innovative our health care system has been and i can't imagine anything worse. it is an example of ill conceived parts of the program are. in...
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cheney and at 9:00 the brand-new show his independence starting kennedy. check it out. ainge the new book see an armed pitchers revealing what the government knew about "fast & furious" and about "fast & furious" and why they let it happen. evy day we're working to be an even better company - and to keep our commitments. and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s. than any other place in the world. in fact, we've invested over $55 billion here in the last five years - making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. lou: the etf and obama administration tried to silence our next guest from publishing this book about his role of operation fast in various cover the gun running operation that led to a the murder of border patrol agent bright and cheery nearly three years ago he and the ongoing investigation by the house oversight committee and ultimately holding attorney general eric holer in contempt of congress. right no
cheney and at 9:00 the brand-new show his independence starting kennedy. check it out. ainge the new book see an armed pitchers revealing what the government knew about "fast & furious" and about "fast & furious" and why they let it happen. evy day we're working to be an even better company - and to keep our commitments. and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s....
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i imagine dick cheney fly fishing on his boat somewhere in wyoming, you know, sort of having a good chuckle and saying, you know, thank god obama was president because the next time we're in power, we're going to be able to continue doing this stuff. >> host: jeremy scahill, how large is the drone program in the u.s. right now? >> guest: well, we have very little information about it. let's remember that for almost the entire first term that president obama was in office, he never publicly mentioned the drones except on a google plus hangout in response to a question that a young person had asked him. no u.s. officials would ever publicly own that the u.s. even had a drone program. an american citizen was killed in a drone strike, this guy anwar al-awlaki who was from the united states and went to yemen and was making these youtube videos, they killed him in 2011. 600 days later president obama gives a speech where he owns the fact that the u.s. is doing this. there are secret bases in saudi arabia, oman, in east africa. my understanding is there also is a facility inside of yemen and, of c
i imagine dick cheney fly fishing on his boat somewhere in wyoming, you know, sort of having a good chuckle and saying, you know, thank god obama was president because the next time we're in power, we're going to be able to continue doing this stuff. >> host: jeremy scahill, how large is the drone program in the u.s. right now? >> guest: well, we have very little information about it. let's remember that for almost the entire first term that president obama was in office, he never...
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cheney and at 9:00 the brand-new show his independence starting kennedy. check it out. ainge the new book see an armed pitchers revealing what the government knew about "fast & furious" and why they let it happen. "fast & furious" as next. as a busins owner, i'm constantly putting out fires. so i deserve a small business credit card with amazing rewards. with the spark cascard from capital one, i get 2% cash back on ery purchase, every d. i break my back around here. finally soone's recognizing me with unlimited rewards! meetings startt 11, cindy. [ male announcer get the spark business card from capital one. choose 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every d. what's in your wallet? need your timesheets, larry! lou: the etf and obama administration tried to silence our next guest from publishing this book about his role of operation fast in various cover the gun running operation that led to a the murder of border patrol agent bright and cheery nearly three years ago he and the ongoing investigation by the house oversight committee and ultimate
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. >> vice president dick cheney is right. the bill never would have pass fd the white house was honest. we want you to join the discussion. log on to facebook and share your comments. here with with reaction to this and more lindsey graham. welcome back to the program. >> merry christmas. the bill never would have passed. >> never would have passed. don't they see the poll numbers? the president on every issue now in the 30s, honesty, trustworthiness. young people want to throw him out of office over this but they keep digging deeper. >> they meet themselves coming and going. he said if you like your policy if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor, period. remember when he said period? when you say that to the average american they take it as if you mean it. you can keep your doctor but you have to pay more to keep your doctor. they are just digging the hole deeper. democrats in to 14 will break from the white house over this issue. >> they haven't done it yet. where is kay haguen, mary landrieu? they have been holdi
. >> vice president dick cheney is right. the bill never would have pass fd the white house was honest. we want you to join the discussion. log on to facebook and share your comments. here with with reaction to this and more lindsey graham. welcome back to the program. >> merry christmas. the bill never would have passed. >> never would have passed. don't they see the poll numbers? the president on every issue now in the 30s, honesty, trustworthiness. young people want to...
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and this was the idea that was put forward by dick cheney and david addington and their crew that george w. bush had to have extraordinary power. he could set aside the geneva conventions on things like torture. so is the irony just being missed by republicans, that they used to want george w. bush to be extraordinarily power and now they don't like president obama being an uber, meaning awesome president? >> yeah, they were totally comfortable with president bush having wide-ranging executive -- far-reaching and you know, ground-breaking really executive power. this president not so much. but the thing that i find really fascinating too, and you'll remember, it started very early when he started appointing people and he had the -- what they were calling green jobs czars and other things. the czars, that was the initial. but they vacillate. they can't decide which attack they want to go with. he's either this like supreme dictatorial, you know, heavy handed leader, or he's totally feckless and leading from behind, and he's -- >> exactly. >> just observe ohhing his administration without
and this was the idea that was put forward by dick cheney and david addington and their crew that george w. bush had to have extraordinary power. he could set aside the geneva conventions on things like torture. so is the irony just being missed by republicans, that they used to want george w. bush to be extraordinarily power and now they don't like president obama being an uber, meaning awesome president? >> yeah, they were totally comfortable with president bush having wide-ranging...
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and former vice president dick cheney is here walking in. he says the medical device tax is one of the dumbest ideas ever. >> do you like avocados? ♪ ♪ as your life changes, fidelity is there r your personal economy, helping you readjust along the way, refocus as careers change and kids head off to college, and revisit your investments as retirement gets closer. wherever you are today, fidelity's guidance can help you fine-tune your personal economy. start today with a free one-on-one review of your retirement plan. [ sniffles ] i have a big meeting when we land, but i am so stuffed up, i can't rest. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil cold and flu liquid gels don't unstuff your nose. they don't? [ male announcer ] nope. they don't have a decongestant. really? [ male announcer ] really. alka seltzer plus night fights your worst cold symptoms, plus has a fast-acting congestant to relieve your stuffy nose. [ inhales deeply ] alka seltzer plus. oh. what a relief it is. [ male announcer ] can't find theraflu, try alka seltzer plus for fast l
and former vice president dick cheney is here walking in. he says the medical device tax is one of the dumbest ideas ever. >> do you like avocados? ♪ ♪ as your life changes, fidelity is there r your personal economy, helping you readjust along the way, refocus as careers change and kids head off to college, and revisit your investments as retirement gets closer. wherever you are today, fidelity's guidance can help you fine-tune your personal economy. start today with a free one-on-one...
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cheney. even after mandela was freed from prison and elected president of south africa in 1994, u.s. leaders from frequently suspicious of him. during the clinton administration mandela praised cuba's communist dictator fidel castro and referred to libyan dictator muammar qaddafi as a friend. president bush said the iraq war was about liberation. mandela said all bush wanted was iraqi oil. now the flags in washington have been lowered to half-staff. the icon, whose legacy was at times considered a subversive threat. >> u.s. administration always seemed tread very carefully with mandela. and many officials who served as president throughout the years are even more delicate saying this is not the time to r relitigate those old conflicts. >> for more on the mood in south africa let's go to my colleague, mike hannah. he is in soweto, and it's great to sue you. how would you describe the mood on that street in that neighborhood this evening? >> well, it's a very strange mixture, tony. it's a deep
cheney. even after mandela was freed from prison and elected president of south africa in 1994, u.s. leaders from frequently suspicious of him. during the clinton administration mandela praised cuba's communist dictator fidel castro and referred to libyan dictator muammar qaddafi as a friend. president bush said the iraq war was about liberation. mandela said all bush wanted was iraqi oil. now the flags in washington have been lowered to half-staff. the icon, whose legacy was at times...
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but of those who put themselves on the wrong side of history was future vice president dick cheney. he voted against the measure repeatedly that year. in 2000 he said he had no regrets opposing the measure. >>> last night, fox television bill o'reilly and rick santorum took a weirdly different approach in assessing nelson mandela's legacy. >> i spent some time in south africa. he was a communist, this man. >> yeah. >> he was a communist. all right? but he was a great man. what he did for his people was stunning. the sacrifices that he made. he could have repudiated and got out of that prison. he wouldn't do it. he was a great man. but he was a communist. >> you're right. i mean, what he was advocating for was not necessarily the right answer, but he was fighting against some great injustice. i would make the argument we have a great injustice going on right now in this country with an ever-increasing size of government that is taking over and controlling people's lives. and obama care is front and center in that. >> what o'reilly said there is 180 from what others said as the first
but of those who put themselves on the wrong side of history was future vice president dick cheney. he voted against the measure repeatedly that year. in 2000 he said he had no regrets opposing the measure. >>> last night, fox television bill o'reilly and rick santorum took a weirdly different approach in assessing nelson mandela's legacy. >> i spent some time in south africa. he was a communist, this man. >> yeah. >> he was a communist. all right? but he was a great...
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take a listen to former vice president dick cheney, try to thread that needle. take a listen. >> i don't think we ought to be in the business where we're out there condemning republicans who get elected to public office. >> what about challenging them? because your daughter is. >> my daughter is challenged. and i'm a strong supporter. i do believe we need a new generation of leaders. i think part of our problem is we get into the position where all we're doing is supporting the status quo in terms of the party, i think we're in trouble. >> so karen, that's like a real oops moment, because he's like, we shouldn't be doing this. what about your family doing this. oh, yeah. that's cool. >> well, i mean, what i would -- yes, he was threading the needle there. but i think it's one thing to say you're going to challenge someone. it's another thing to say when you get to using -- and i apologize ahead of time to the rhinos. but when you're essentially attacking what is supposed to be the core value system of the party, i think that's when it cuts a lot deeper. and the
take a listen to former vice president dick cheney, try to thread that needle. take a listen. >> i don't think we ought to be in the business where we're out there condemning republicans who get elected to public office. >> what about challenging them? because your daughter is. >> my daughter is challenged. and i'm a strong supporter. i do believe we need a new generation of leaders. i think part of our problem is we get into the position where all we're doing is supporting...
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dick cheney finally speaking out. let's watch. >> we're surprised when there was an attack launched against liz on facebook. wished it hadn't happened and do believe we've lived with this situation and dealt with it for many years. it's always been dealt with within the context of the family. frankly, that's our preference. >> that was really very painful for him. the fact is that mary cheney's actually going to go and be speaking at a pro same-sex marriage event in indiana. so she's not backing down. this is, to my knowledge, going to be her first public appearance on this. chris? >> no, she's not, andrea. i think you're right it is painful for the cheney family. look, i would say i think this is totally understandable. it's quite clear from his comments as well as comments he's made in the recent past that this is not a new dispute between the two sisters. this is something that has been ongoing, they sort of always kept it behind closed doors. now it has obviously broken into public. you know, i think this is a cir
dick cheney finally speaking out. let's watch. >> we're surprised when there was an attack launched against liz on facebook. wished it hadn't happened and do believe we've lived with this situation and dealt with it for many years. it's always been dealt with within the context of the family. frankly, that's our preference. >> that was really very painful for him. the fact is that mary cheney's actually going to go and be speaking at a pro same-sex marriage event in indiana. so...
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. >>> dick cheney weighing in now on the conflict between his daughters over same-sex marriage. >> we're surprised when there was an attack launched against liz on facebook. and wished it hadn't happened. it's always been dealt with within the context of the family and frankly that's our preferences. >>> you might recall the conflict began a few weeks ago when liz who was running for senate in wyoming said she supported traditional marriage, despite long contending she supported her sister mary's same-sex relationship. >>> the capital christmas tree is sunshining bright in washington. the tree was lit for the first time last night. it is decorated with 5,000 handmade ornaments. it's an 88-foot tree, the second tallest ever at the capital. >> beautiful. >> you've seen it in person. it must be breathtaking. >> my drive when i was in washington every morning and evening, i'd drive right past it, especially when i was working in the capital. >> it's one of the few times you live in washington when you take a moment to go, that's cool. i live in washington, d.c., i get to drive by this every
. >>> dick cheney weighing in now on the conflict between his daughters over same-sex marriage. >> we're surprised when there was an attack launched against liz on facebook. and wished it hadn't happened. it's always been dealt with within the context of the family and frankly that's our preferences. >>> you might recall the conflict began a few weeks ago when liz who was running for senate in wyoming said she supported traditional marriage, despite long contending she...
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dick cheney would argue that if you threw them a scalp, the pack of wolves will get hungrier for another scalp." i am sure that that is the debate taking place in obama's mind right now, which is -- look , is this actually resolving anything? or is it simply acknowledging that we failed and emboldening the opposition? beyond the that politics, though, probably another thing that obama is thinking about that is the right thing to think about is the substance. ever mind politics, how did this happen? this was his signature domestic achievement. it was not a surprise, like hurricane katrina. it was a long planned event and the rollout was disastrous. something went wrong and someone is responsible for that. is in theat someone west wing, deep in the bowels of health and human services, whether it is secretary sebelius, i do not understand the problems well enough to know. someone is accountable, i would say, ultimately, and that in my view the president has to bear some of that accountability. he came with a lack of administrative experience and uncertain times it was not a problem but this
dick cheney would argue that if you threw them a scalp, the pack of wolves will get hungrier for another scalp." i am sure that that is the debate taking place in obama's mind right now, which is -- look , is this actually resolving anything? or is it simply acknowledging that we failed and emboldening the opposition? beyond the that politics, though, probably another thing that obama is thinking about that is the right thing to think about is the substance. ever mind politics, how did...
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i imagine dick cheney fly fishing on his boat somewhere in wyoming, you know, sort of having a good chuckle and saying, you know, thank god obama was president because the next time we're in power, we're going to be able to continue doing this stuff. >> host: jeremy scahill, how large is the drone program in the u.s. right now? >> guest: well, we have very little information about it. let's remember that for almost the entire first term that president obama was in office, he never publicly mentioned the drones except on a google plus hangout in response to a question that a young person had asked him. no u.s. officials would ever publicly own that the u.s. even had a drone program. an american citizen was killed in a drone strike, this guy anwar al-awlaki who was from the united states and went to yemen and was making these youtube videos, they killed him in 2011. 600 days later president obama gives a speech where he owns the fact that the u.s. is doing this. there are secret bases in saudi arabia, oman, in east africa. my understanding is there also is a facility inside of yemen and, of c
i imagine dick cheney fly fishing on his boat somewhere in wyoming, you know, sort of having a good chuckle and saying, you know, thank god obama was president because the next time we're in power, we're going to be able to continue doing this stuff. >> host: jeremy scahill, how large is the drone program in the u.s. right now? >> guest: well, we have very little information about it. let's remember that for almost the entire first term that president obama was in office, he never...